WAR 1812 WEB SITES

• War of 1812 Archaeology in Maryland Blog SITE IN ILLINOIS
  

Chesapeake War of 1812 History

• An African Americans in the War of 1812
• , WIlliam Willams
• Maryland in the War of 1812 blog (by Scott Sheads)
• Sharpsburg Militia 
• "Star-Spangled Banner" online exhibit at the National Museum of American History
• War of 1812 Historic Markers in Maryland (Maryland Historical Trust or Historic Marker Database

Overall War of 1812 Information
(to see War of 1812 sites outside Maryland, visit the Other War of 1812 Sites and Links page). 

• The War of 1812 101: An Overview (an introduction to the War of 1812)
• War of 1812 website  (contains overall information about the War of 1812)
  

MICHIGAN

Remember the Raisin New National Battlefield Site, Monroe County, Michigan
Link: Raisin

Link War in the Chesapeake NEEDS EDITING LATER FOR BAD LINKS
Includes information re. the following sites:
Battle of North Point, Maryland
Eastern Shore 1812 Consortium
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Hancock's Resolution Historic Site family
Jefferson Patterson Park
Museum Site of the June 26, 1814 Battle of St. Leonard Creek
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study
Todd's Inheritance Historic Site
The U. S. Navy Museum
Battle of Bladensburg - Riversdale, MD
Hancocks Resolution (Burning of Lion & Caulk's Field), Pasadena, MD
Surrender of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA

OHIO

Link:Ohio: War of 1812 Heritage TrailThis wonderful site represents a unified effort on the part of Americans and Canadians: Sites and communities across Canada and the United States of America are planning events to honor the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and to mark the 200 years of peace between these



two nations.

Also of interest the following Link Battlefield Trails is a good source of Historical sites and markers, but is a bit weak on United States south of the Ohio River.

Link: Fort Meigs, Ohio-War in the Old Northwest-Ohio-Indiana frontier VERY GOOD WEBSITE

Link FORT STEPHENSON- This web site, Sandusky County, Ohio provides detailed information on the August 1, 1813 attack on Fort Sandusky wherein Major George Croghan who had defied orders to withdraw given him by General William Henry Harrison, successfully defended Fort Stephenson with less than 300 men and one strategically placed artillery piece fondly referred to as "Old Betsy." The British commander, Henry Procter, had 2,000 men under his command including an estimated 1,200 Indian allies who faded off into the woods when "Old Betsy" began to take a toll on those assaulting the fort. Major George Croghan, whose subsequent career during the War of 1812 did not prove to be as stellar as his defiant defense of Fort Stephenson, was exhalted as a National Hero and Croghan Day is still celebrated in Sandusky County, Ohio on the anniversary of his (Croghan's) successful defense of Fort Sandusky.

On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated a British naval force on Lake Erie, giving the United States the upper hand in the Northwest. Harrison transferred all but 100 men from Fort Meigs north to Canada and ordered the fort dismantled. In its place, a small, square stockade was constructed as a supply base to protect the Maumee rapids. With Harrison's victory at the Battle of Thames in October, 1813, the war in the Northwest was all but over. The United States formally abandoned the Fort Meigs site in May, 1815 after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

The site was preserved by the Hayes family who purchased the land and used it for grazing cattle. In 1840, William Henry Harrison returned to the site to hold a rally during his successful run for the Presidency. A monument was erected on the Fort Meigs site in 1908 by the G.A.R. to honor the memory of the soldiers who served at Fort Meigs. This fort, which was reconstructed by the Ohio Historical Society and opened to the public in 1974, "continues to fulfill its charge to educate the public."

Best Web Site: Battle of New Orleans and War of 1812 developed by Vermilion Parish as part of the 8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum. Link

Queenston Heights, Ontario-Canada Brock

SOUTH CAROLINA SEE

Video Source: Gala Film